Automatic tire building apparatus





5. A MACHINE FOR CONTINUOUSLY BUILDING TIRES ON A SERIES OF DRUMSMOVABLE THROUGH THE MACHINE AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR WINDING LAYERS OFPLY FABRIC ON THE DRUMS AND MEANS FOR ADDING BEAD RINGS TO THE ENDS OFTHE PLY LAYERS TO FORM CYLINDRICAL TIRE CARCASSES ON THE DRUMS,COMPRISING: A PLURAILTY OF MOVABLE DRUM CARRIERS; MEANS AT A LOADINGSTATION FOR LOADING SAID CARCASS BEARING DRUMS ONTO SAID DRUM CARRIERS;CONVEYING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID DRUM CARRIERS AND ADVANCING SAIDDRUM CARRIERS IN EQUAL STEP-BY-STEP MOVEMENTS FROM SAID LOADING STATIONTHROUGH A PLURALITY OF EQUALLY SPACED SUCCESSIVE STATIONS LOCATED ALONGSAID CONVEYING MEANS, THE DRUM CARRIERS STOPPING AT EACH STATION BETWEENADVANCING MOVEMENTS OF SAID CONVEYING MEANS; AT LEAST ONE TREADAPPLICATOR UNIT LOCATED AT A STATION DOWNSTREAM OF SAID LOADING STATIONFOR APPLYING TREADS TO SAID CARCASSES; AT LEAST ONE STITCHER